The hugely popular manga Naruto is on the verge of its climax, and there is huge buzz surrounding its upcoming finale. Meanwhile, continuing from its first fan art campaign, Shonenjump. viz. com has begun accepting comments regarding Naruto memories.

Orange County is getting a Hello Kitty cafe next year, and it'll be chock full of tasty desserts, savory meals, and espresso drinks. Those who went to Hello Kitty Con last weekend had a chance to check out some of the eventual cafe's treats with t...

'Assassination Classroom' Anime Adaptation Set For Two Seasons Posted by Chris Beveridge November 4, 2014 at 11:46 PM The upcoming anime TV series adaptation of the manga series Assassination Classroom from Yusei Matsui is starting to look a bit m...

Given the massive success he's since enjoyed as a video game character designer and director, it's almost hard to remember how skeptical everyone initially was about Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura. When he stepped up to the plate as character design...

We are already heading to the midway point of a jam-packed Fall 2014 anime season, and Japanese Men's lifestyle website, Men Joy! has asked 2,202 anime otaku on which series currently being shown in Japan is the one which they think is the very be...

On Oct. 18, Halloween Party 2014, an event headlined by HYDE and his band VAMPS, was held in Halls 9-11 at the Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex. On the second day of this three-day event, all of the performers served up a Halloween ...

November 5, 2004 was when Crypton Future Media Inc. released the very first Japanese vocaloid with an official avatar named Meiko. A decade later, Meiko is now one of the most popular vocaloid characters out there, and to celebrate, Sega has relea...

The official website of anime adaptation of Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series has revealed the character designs for the upcoming Mother's Rosario (Mother's Rosary) arc, which will begin this Saturday.

20 animated works have been submitted to be considered for nomination for Best Animated Feature Film for the 2015 edition of the Academy Awards, and two of these animated works are Japanese Anime movies.

Formerly a standard, now an exception, Assassination Classroom is one of the few presumably lucky series to receive two cours, meaning at least 20 episodes, and a two season span, rather than one. Having extra episodes provides a lot of benefit in...

This week's issue of Japanese gaming mag Famitsu has a nice little reveal for fans of Bandai Namco's Ace Combat series. More dogfighting action is coming to Nintendo 3DS in the form of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy Plus, an enhanced version o...

The first original Japanese Godzilla film directed by Ishiro Honda was released in Japan on November 3, 1954. To celebrate the internationally famous monster's 60th birthday, the headman of Setagaya Ward in Tokyo yesterday handed a Letter of Appre...

I have to admit, it's been a while since I've actually gasped while watching an anime. However, that's exactly what occurred after I processed the sheer beauty that was the first episode of A-1 Picture's Your Lie in April.

It's been a good day for anime and anime adjacent Kickstarter campaigns. With less than 40 hours to go, and plenty of social media support, the effort to crowdfund the production of a pilot for Joel Dos Reis Viegas and S&eacute;bastien Larroud&eac...

It's time for some more news directly from Nintendo. A Nintendo Direct presentation is set for Wednesday, November 5, promising updates on upcoming Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games. The broadcast kicks off at 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET, and you can catch...

REALISTIC 'ADVENTURE TIME' X 'BATMAN' MASHUP ART What time is it? BAT-VENTURE TIME! These digital 3D models are so lifelike that you'd think they were toys which begs the question: WHY AREN'T THESE TOYS!

What is the strength of the Tales series? Truth be told, games from the series do not really deliver the best graphics in the systems where they get released. According to series producer Hideo Baba, it's the game's storylines and interesting char...

Higurashi When They Cry was first released on PC as a "sound novel" game, which is similar to a visual novel, but focuses more on the mood behind its sound and music. This week's issue of Famitsu magazine announced that it's getting a PlayStation ...

'Naruto' Manga Gets Tentative Finale Planning Posted by Chris Beveridge November 4, 2014 at 02:25 PM Naruto As things draw to a close for Naruto as the November 10th issue will be a double chapter installment that brings it to a close, some tentat...

There is already a script. That's what actor Keannu Reeves had mentioned repeatedly in the past. But is it time to get hyped? Apparently not. The script, according to Reeves was amazing and really something he would like to be part of.

The official Shonen Jump YouTube channel has posted the video that announces that the Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma manga is getting an anime adaptation. The video features some panels coming from the said manga series.

Fittingly enough, the experience of watching this OVA was an avalanche of mixed emotions. First things first - Watamote is still great. The OVA doesn't miss a beat - it's every bit as smart, hilarious and gut-wrenching as the TV series, and play...

Nov 5, 2014 An image set of what seems to be the ending to The Last: Naruto the Movie has been circulating online as of late. The images were apparently leaks from the movie itself, this coming from 4chan's imageboards.

Akatsuki no Yona - 05 The beast awakens. Which one? Take your pick. Things developed just a bit differently than I expected here, in that I figured tragedy was going to visit Akatsuki no Yona - and Fuuga - this week.

Halloween for kids in Kobe City was made extra-special this year thanks to their friendly neighborhood gangsters. The notorious Yamguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza organisation, turned the garage of their headquarters in Kobe into a Halloween ca...

'Blood Blockade Battlefront' Anime Adaptation Gets First Visual Posted by Chris Beveridge November 4, 2014 at 01:33 PM Blood Blockade Battlefront After revealing the main cast and staff for the series just a few days ago, the official site for Blo...

Japanese pop metal group BabyMetal has landed in New York City and the rock world is about to be turned upside down. The BABYMETAL BACK IN THE USA / UK TOUR 2014 concert series is landing at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City today and at t...

Youkai Watch is a role-playing video game developed and published by Level-5. The original game was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on July 11th, 2013. An anime adaptation has been airing in Japan since January 8th, 2014 and is one of the m...

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